Princeton studies in the history of religions

Bibliography: p. 505-548

Background -- Introduction and early development : Han Dynasty -- Initial contact and response : Buddhism under the Eastern Chin Dynasty -- Eminent monks under the Eastern Chin Dynasty -- Progress and opposition : southern dynasties -- Barbarian acceptance : northern dynasties -- Persecution and triumph : Northern Chou and Sui dynasties -- The apogee : T'ang Dynasty -- The monastic order -- Buddhist temples and popular Buddhism -- The schools of Buddhism in China. Sect of the Three Stages (San-chieh-chiao) ; The Disciplinary School (Lü-tsung) ; The Kosa School ; The T'ien-T'ai School ; The Hua-yen School ; The Fa-hsiang School ; The Tantric School ; The Pure Land School ; The Ch'an [Zen] School in China -- The Chinese Tripitaka -- Memories of a great tradition : Sung Dynasty -- Under alien dynasties : Liao, Chin, and Yüan dynasties -- Recession and decline : Ming and Ch'ing dynasties -- Reforms and changes : modern period -- The contributions of Buddhism to Chinese culture

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